NLRP3 and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: For example, increased NFE2L2 and TMB pathway changes were linked to radiation resistance in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) (26), and NLRP3 activation could promote carcinogenesis and chemoresistance in HNSCC (27, 28), and ATP7B upregulation promoted chemoresistance of HNSCC (29).